Crime and Punishment: Ejercicios de Inglés con Vocabulario Legal y Modal Verbs

Crime and Punishment: Ejercicios de vocabulario y gramática

Vocabulary

1. Match the definitions in A to a suitable word in B.

There are more words than you need.

A

1. a crime involving stealing things from supermarkets, newsagents, etc.

2. Choose the correct answer.

1. A police officer’s duty is to enforce / comply / defy the law.

3. Complete the sentences with a suitable word to show that you have understood the phrasal verbs in bold.

1. Please don’t bring up that ................................................... when we meet them.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.

guilt ■ defy ■ forbid ■ prevent ■ encourage ■ thief

1. They had to let her go because she was obviously not ................................................... .

5. Complete the text with the words or phrases below.

There are more words than you need.

get into trouble ■ reward ■ charged with ■ go straight ■ convicted offenders ■ cells ■ concerned ■ theft ■ term ■ behind bars

When ................................................... break the law, they may be arrested and ................................................... a crime. Some young people think that they will never ................................................... , but many of them end up in prison. Those who are ................................................... of a serious offence may be sent to prison for a long ................................................... . Families are often ................................................... about their children when they are ................................................... .

Grammar: Modal verbs

1. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three extra words.

able ■ be ■ been ■ better ■ can’t ■ have ■ must ■ needn’t ■ shouldn’t

1. We’d ................................................... ask the police for help.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use 2-5 words, including the word given.

1. I advise you to report the theft. BETTER

3. Complete the sentences in a logical way.

1. a. I just heard a noise outside our window. It might be ................................................... .

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

come ■ phone ■ find ■ get ■ be ■ worry

1. You’d better ................................................... your parents to tell them you’re OK.

5. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

What would you think ...

Solucionario

Vocabulary

1. 1 c, 2 h, 3 d, 4 a, 5 f, 6 b

2. 1 enforce, 2 pool, 3 outlaw, 4 repeal, 5 trial

3. Possible answers: 1 topic, 2 support, 3 simple, 4 police, 5 car, 6 offensive

4. 1 guilty, 2 forbidden, 3 theft, 4 prevention, 5 encouragement, 6 defiant

5. 1 offenders, 2 charged with, 3 behind bars, 4 cells, 5 go straight, 6 convicted, 7 concerned, 8 get into trouble, 9 reward

Grammar

1. 1 better, 2 must, 3 able, 4 have, 5 shouldn’t, 6 be

2. 1 had better report, 2 might have left, 3 weren’t able to find, 4 had to show, 5 should have called, 6 can’t be guilty

3. Possible answers: 1 a someone trying to break in, b call the police; 2 a received a call for help, b leave the area; 3 a worry so much, b have failed

4. 1 phone, 2 have found, 3 have worried, 4 have come, 5 to get, 6 be

5. 1 must have done, 2 might have stolen, 3 had better not cheat, 4 shouldn’t have written, 5 must be, 6 able to punish, 7 don’t need to call / didn’t need to call / needn’t have called / needn’t call, 8 had to stay, 9 shouldn’t have happened, 10 shouldn’t have used